On Friday, once again the blocking United States vetoed a UNSC resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire ending the catastrophe in Gaza.
This latest veto comes after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter on Thursday urging the Security Council to act on the war in Gaza.
![A Yemeni boy poses with a Kalashnikov assault rifle during a gathering of newly-recruited Houthi fighters in the capital Sanaa, to mobilise more fighters in the war against pro-government forces in several Yemeni cities, 16 July 2017. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_684x385/public/815535674.jpeg?h=199d8c1f&itok=y4f99aJ3)
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